Elena GoldThesis 1 — First PrototypesA little about me: Hi, my name’s Elena! I worked in video games for 4 years, but became a little disillusioned by the game world and am…Aug 25, 2019Aug 25, 2019
Elena GoldFood of the Future: The Amazing VegemalsFor my final project, I wanted to make sure that I fully rounded out the story of Vegemals, what American was like at the time that they…Dec 17, 2018Dec 17, 2018
Elena GoldPrototype 2 — Vegimals in the WorldWhen Vegimals were introduced into the world in April 2061, people were obviously skeptical. As food becomes more and more expensive and…Nov 26, 2018Nov 26, 2018
Elena GoldFirst Prototype — “Vegimals”Background Climate change in year 2060 had made it nearly impossible to grow especially climate-sensitive crops such as certain beans…Nov 26, 2018Nov 26, 2018
Elena GoldAnatomy of AI — ResponseSpeaking to the western world, we view math, analytics, data, and numbers as the holy grail, or speaking *the truth*. The logical side of…Nov 14, 2018Nov 14, 2018
Elena GoldStatement of Intent (Refined)From my initial area of interest, I’ve decided to embark on a speculative design project that specifically discusses human/animal, and…Nov 5, 2018Nov 5, 2018
Elena GoldResponse to Leverage Points: Places to Intervene in a SystemAfter reading Meadow’s article I couldn’t stop thinking about the ways that capitalism so heavily shape the western world we live in. It…Oct 29, 2018Oct 29, 2018
Elena GoldFinal Domain — Research Questions and MotivationsFor the rest of the semester I’d like to focus on the ways in which I can create work that starts to deconstruct the binary, or “queer”…Oct 29, 2018Oct 29, 2018
Elena GoldResponse to Shannon Mattern: Community Plumbing: How the hardware store orders things…Mattern takes us through quite a detailed history of the Hardware Store and illuminates the beginnings of the DIY culture we see today…Oct 22, 2018Oct 22, 2018
Elena Gold5D — OverviewThe trajectory for my and Ran’s project ended up evolving pretty dramatically, but I think it really allowed us to cover the breadth of…Oct 22, 2018Oct 22, 2018